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How Ruto-backed smart DLs will bypass traffic police, automate fines

National Transport and Safety Authority official guides students on road safety measures. [File, Standard]

Kenyan motorists will soon receive new digital driving licenses designed to automate traffic fines and reduce direct cash interactions with police, under a Kenya Kwanza government plan approved on Monday to modernise enforcement and curb roadside corruption.

The Cabinet sanctioned the rollout of Second-Generation Smart Driving Licenses, which will be linked to an instant digital fines system and a driver penalty points scheme. The move aims to shift traffic law enforcement from manual, officer-dependent transactions to an automated platform.

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